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Oct. 30, 1962
R. E. GAYLE
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3,061,230
FISHING REEL
Filed Jan. 6, 1961
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INVENTOR.
ROBE-QT E. AAYLE
ATTORNEYS
United States Patent ‘1' "ice
3,061,230
Patented Oct. 30, 1962
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FIG. 8 is a cross sectional partly fragmentary view
of the anti-reverse mechanism.
3,061,230
FISHING REEL
‘FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view of the guard
Robert E. Gayle, Shawnee Mission, Kans. (% Phantom
Products, Inc., 1800 Central St., Kansas City, Mo.)
Filed Jan. 6, 1961, Ser. 'No. 81,106
2 Claims. (Cl. 242—-84.2)
plate with the ‘cam mechanism mounted thereon.
FIG. 10 is an enlarged perspective view of the spool
ing ‘member particularly illustrating the notches for en
gaging the line to wind the same on the spool.
Referring more in detail to the drawings:
This invention relates to ‘improvements in ‘?shing reels
.1 designates a reel‘embodying the features of my in
of the spinning type wherein the spool holding the line
is stationary and the ?shing line rolls o? one end of the 10 vention which includes a frame or casing designated gen
erally at 2 and including a back or end plate 3 generally
spool when casting.
circumferential in form having a marginal ?ange 4 and
With reels of this type, backlash of the line is substan
a circumferential flange 5 extending from one side there
tially prevented because of the lack of spool inertia.
'of and between the ?anges 4 and 5 are provided with
Such reels are superior in casting great distances and re
15 threads 6 for receiving an internally threaded ?ange 7
quire less experience or skill in casting.
of a cover ‘8 having a somewhat conical or rounded end
The principal object of the present invention is to pro
9 provided with a grommet or the like '10 through which
vide an improved line pickup and release mechanism
a line :11 is adapted to extend.
In order to mount the reel upon a ?shing rod (not
in a side face thereof for engaging the line to cause the 20 shown) there is provided a connecting member or tang
12 which is connected to the frame of the reel by a
line to rewind upon the spool by turning of a crank
and more speci?cally a spooling member rotatable on a
shaft carried by the frame of the reel having notches
shank 13 (BIG. l). The back plate 3 has an opening
14 substantially at the center thereof and secured therein
also carried by the frame after the line has been cast.
Other objects of the present invention are to provide
a brake or guard plate on the shaft adjacent the spool
over which the line rolls when casting; to provide for
is a sleeve bearing 15 in which is rotatably mounted a
drive shaft 16 having a reduced end 17 extending out
wardly through the sleeve bearing ‘15 and mounted there
on is a pinion 18 which bears against the end of the
cooperating with an internally projecting ?ange on the
sleeve bearing 15. The sleeve bearing 15 is stationary
spooling member to cause engagement of the line ‘by the
and may be press ?tted or otherwise permanently mounted
spooling member and disengagement therefrom; to pro
vide the spooling member with a circular portion facing 30 in the opening '14.
A ?shing line 11 is mounted upon an annular cylin
the spool and having notches therein for picking up the
drical grooved portion or core 20 of a line spool 21
line and winding it on the spool when it is retrieved after
having opposed spool ends 22 and 23 for accommodat
casting; to provide friction means between the spool and
ing the line therebetween and the end 23 is turned later
the guard plate, and to provide means operable outside
ally away from the end 22 forming an annular ?ange
the frame of the reel for moving the spooling member
mounting of a cam or dog member on the guard plate
24 which engages against the inside or front wall 25
of the end plate 3 of the frame structure as illustrated in
FIG. 7. The end plate 3 is provided with a slot 26
out of contact with the spool to allow the line to be
peeled off the spool when casting.
Still further objects of the present invention are
(FIG. 3) for receiving a laterally turned ?ange portion
to provide improved brake and drag means for returning
movement of ‘the spool and spooling member respectively 40 27 of a spring steel washer 28 which engages over the
sleeve bearing 15 and between the end 29 of a hub por
in operation of the reel; to provide a gear drive mecha
tion 30 of ‘the line spool 21, the circumferential portion
nism for a reel of this type to facilitate casting and retriev
of the spring Washer engaging in the space 31 between
ing of the line and accelerating the retrieving speed
the hub 30 and the ?ange 24 On the end 23 of the line
thereof; to provide an anti-reverse mechanism for the
reel; to provide an improved adjustable drag operable to 45 spool for a purpose later described.
The sleeve bearing 15 extends forwardly from the
play out the line when the tension exceeds the predeter
end plate 3 and is reduced as indicated at 32 (FIG. 7)
mined amount of pressure, and to provide a device of
and threaded as indicated at 3‘3. Mounted upon the
this character simple and economical to manufacture.
reduced portion 32 is a brake or guard plate 34 secured
Other objects and advantages of this invention will
become apparent from the following description taken in 50 thereon by a threaded nut 35. The plate 34 has a cir
cumferential ?ange portion 36 forming a rim extending
connection with the accompanying drawings wherein are
over the end 22 of the line spool 21 and toward the
set forth by way of illustration and example certain em
back plate 3 also as illustrated in FIG. 7.
bodiments of this invention.
The drive shaft '16 is rotatably and axially slidable in
FIG. 1 is a side view illustrating my improved reel.
FIG. 2 is a top plan view particularly illustrating the 55 the bearing 15 and has its outer end 37 (FIG. 3) reduced
and threaded as indicated at 33. Mounted upon the re
notch in the spooling member engaging the line, with
duced end 37 of the shaft 16 is a spooling member 39
the cover removed.
of circular formation having a plate portion 40‘ (FIG.
‘FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view through the reel par
10) and a portion 41 sloping toward the spool 21 and
ticularly illustrating the drag mechanism and the spool
60 a circumferential ?ange member portion 42 also extend—
ing member in winding position.
ing toward the spool 21. The spooling member 39' in
‘FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view taken on a line 4—~4,
FIG. 3, particularly illustrating the cam mechanism in
the position shown in FIG. 3.
FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view through the reel in
free spooling position and particularly illustrating the
cam mechanism engaging the internally extending flange
portion of the spooling member.
cludes an annular ?ange member 43 also extending paral
lel with the ?ange portion 42 of the spooling member
39 and is substantially of the same diameter as the plate
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portion 40 thereof. The annular ?anged portion 43 has
an annular continuous unbroken bearing edge 44 for a
, purpose later described.
The frame 2 of the reel includes a substantially U
FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view taken on a line 6-—6,
shaped bracket member 45 (FIG. 5) having the ends
FIG. 5.
FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view of the reel particularly 70 of the arms thereof rigidly secured to the rear face of
the end plate 3 as indicated at 46 and 47 and mounted
illustrating the line held between the spooling member
‘on each side of the U-shaped brackets are side plates
and the casing of the frame just prior to casting.
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48 and 49 (FIG. 7). The plates 48 and 49 are substan
tially identical in shape to ?t the contour of the edges
of the bracket member 45. The plate 48 has an open
ing 49’ through which extends a shaft 50‘ having a gear
51 on the inner end thereof, and located within the hous
ing 52 formed by the plates 48 and 49 and the bracket
45, meshing with the pinion 18 on the shaft 16.
Mounted upon the shaft 50 outside the plate 48 and
extending laterally therefrom is a cylindrical hub mem
ber 53 surrounding the shaft 50 having a reduced threaded 10
87, FIG. 1, is provided for permitting limited or re
stricted rotation of the spool member 21 so that the line
11 may peel off of the spool even when it is in contact
with the hooks 86 as may be necessary when playing a
large ?sh.
The drag mechanism includes a dial plate
88 having a ?nger member 89 which is attached to a
short shaft 90 by a screw or the like 91 which engages
in the threaded socket 92 of the square head 93 which
engages in a square socket 94 on the lower side of the
plate 88.
end 54 for receiving a ‘crank member 55 held on the
The shaft 90 has a threaded lower end which engages
shaft by a threaded nut 56. The hub 53 has a laterally
extending portion 57 for a purpose later described. The
crank member 55 has a short shaft 55’ for quick retrieve
in a threaded plate 95 forming a portion of the bracket
145 and has its lower end extending therethrough and
engaging the top side 96 of a lever member 97 pivotally
of the line and a longer shaft 56’ for use when more
mounted by a pin 98 on spaced brackets 99 carried on
the underneath side of the bracket 45 as illustrated in
FIG. 3. The plate 3 of the frame member near its up
power is required.
The actuating or drive shaft 16 is moved lengthwise
to position the spooling member 39 by means of a thumb
piece 58 (FIG. 5) of slightly curved formation as indi
per end is provided with a slot 100 through which the
forward end 101 of the lever member 97 extends and
cated at 59 and has an arm portion 60 thereof extend 20 which engages against the side 102 of the spring washer
ing through a slot 61 in the bracket 45. The thumb
or drag member 28. By turning of the ?nger member
piece is located at the rear of the bracket and slightly
89 the proper adjustment may be made on the drag
above the center thereof and the arm or rib 60‘ has a
mechanism to cause the required tension of the spring
curved inner face 62 for engaging against the end 63
washer ‘member 28 against the side of the end portion
of the reduced end 17 of the drive shaft 16. The end
‘23 of the spool to provide the restricted rotation thereof.
17 has a stop member 64 mounted thereon and a coiled
spring 65 has one end engaging thereagainst and its other
end against the end 66 of the pinion 18 as illustrated
in FIGS. 3 and 5 to exert pressure rearwardly on the
spooling member when in normal position, but when
the thumb piece 58 is depressed, the spooling member
will be moved out of contact with the spool as later
described.
' The outer side face 67 of the end 22 of the line spool
21 has a boss 68 which bears against the inner face of
the guard plate 34 as indicated at 69 (FIG. 7). Mounted
in an opening 70 in the side face '71 (FIG. 9) of the
plate 34 is a pin 72 having a transverse opening 73 and
spaced from the opening 70 is a threaded opening 74
for receiving the threaded end 75 of a screw 76 for pivot
ally mounting on the plate a cam or dog 77 having a lip
portion 78 extending from one side thereof. The cam
member 77 is also provided with a socket 79 for re
ceiving one end of a spring member 80 having a coil
81 as substantially the middle thereof and its free end
82 extending through the opening 73 in the pin 72 as best
illustrated in FIG. 9.
When the reel is in winding position as shown in
FIGS. 3 and 4 the cam 77 is in the position as shown
therein with the edge of the lip 78 engaging the inner
wall or surface 83 of ?ange 43 of the spooling member
39. When the reel is in the position as shown in FIGS.
5 and 6 which is for casting, the lip 78 frictionally en
gages over the edge 44 as indicated at 84.
Rotation of
the crank will due to frictional engagement cause the
cam 7'7 to rotate on the screw pin 76 to move the lip
off of the edge 44 and again assume the position on the
inside face 83 of the ?ange 43.
The means for the pickup of the line which is usually
The plate 48 includes a pair of parallel extending pins
103 spaced on the plate and rigidly secured thereto, the
upper one of which extends through an opening 104 in
the forward portion of the lever portion 60 of the thumb
member 58 to pivotally mount the thumb member on the
bracket 45. The plate 49 is secured to the bracket mem
ber and to the opposite plate member by screws or the
like as indicated at 105, FIG. 2, which have their
threaded ends engaging in internal threads on the pins
103. The portion 59 of the thumb member 58 is wider
than the lever portion 60 thus providing an overhanging
portion 106 which when the thumb member is depressed
will rest against the outer surface of the bracket 45.
The arrangement is such that a ?sherman may rest
his thumb on the thumb piece 58 and by pressure thereon
project the shaft 16 forwardly to free the hooks 86 on
the spooling member from the line so that the line may
be cast. Continued pressure on the thumb member will
project the shaft and carry with it the spooling member,
the outer edge of which has a recessed portion 107 for
receiving a circular rubber washer member 108 hav
ing a socket portion 109 for receiving a Washer 110
which has a boss 111 extending into the opening in the
washer and which is held on the shaft by a nut 112,
FIG. 3. When the shaft 16 with the spooling member
mounted thereon is thus projected by pressure on the
thumb member, the line 11 will be snubbed between the
washer 108 and the inside of the cover or end 9 as
indicated at 113, FIG. 7, to hold the line therebetween.
Pressure on this thumb member is continued during the
back swing of the arm and after the forward cast is
started, release of the thumb will release the grip on the
line through the snubbing as above described to allow
free spooling of the apparatus.
carried by the spooling member and heretofore usual 60
Mounted on the inside of the plate 48 by pins or the
ly were radialy extending pins are here shown and illus
like 114 and 115 are spring biased spaced dogs 116 and
trated as spaced notches 85 having hook portions 86 in
117 as indicated at 118. The gear 51 includes spaced
the periphery of the ?ange portion 42 of the spooling
teeth or ribs 119 adapted to be engaged by the pawl
member 39 as best illustrated in FIG. 10. When the
portion 120 of the dogs 116 and 117 as illustrated in
reel is in the position shown in FIG. 3, or winding posi
FIG. 8. Mounted between the dogs 116 and 117 and
tion, the hooks will engage the line and rotation of the
near the rear end of the housing provided by the bracket
crank will wind the line on the spool 21. Movement
of the thumb piece 58 will move the shaft 16 forwardly
thus releasing the line from the hooks 86 as shown in
the position for free spooling asillustrated in FIG. 5. 70
When the spooling member is thus moved forwardly or
45 is a cam member 121 which is pivotally mounted to
the plate 48 by pin 122 which extends outwardly through
the plate 48 and through the extension 57 of the hub
member 53. The outer edge of the extension 57 is re
cessed as indicated at 123 and mounted in the recess is a
to the right as shown in FIG. 4 the ?ange 42 thereof
U-shaped member 124 having spaced semi-circular
will move past the flange portion 36 of the plate 34 and
grooves 125 on each side thereof and the U-shaped mem
thus remove the line from the hook 86.
ber being held in place by screws or the like 126. The
An adjustable drag mechanism generally indicated at 75 pin 122 has a threaded bore and a lever 127 is mounted
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thereon by threaded screw 129. The lever being rotat
What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:
1. In a spinning reel for ?shing line including a frame,
a sleeve bearing carried on said frame, a shaft rotatably
mounted and axially slidable in said sleeve bearing, 'a
able to rotate the cam member 121 to contact either of
the dogs 117 and 118. By loosening of the screws 126
the U-shaped member 124 may be rotated on the plate
to change the angle of the cam 121 to operate either
of the dogs 116 and 117 as desired.
The position of the cam 121 determines which of the
dogs is effective to prevent reverse turning of the drive
normally stationary spool arranged to hold the line and
mounted for free delivery of the line over an end there
of, a spooling member mounted on said shaft and ro
tatable therewith, resilient means urging said spooling
member toward said spool, a guide plate mounted on
gear. The location of the cam in the position as shown
in FIG. 8 locks the gear against rotation in one direction 10 said sleeve between said spool and spooling member, a
cover for said spool and spooling member and having an
and movement of the cam so that the dog 116 is opera
opening coaxial with said shaft for receiving the line,
tive will limit rotation in the other direction.
manually operable means connected to Said shaft outside
In operation of a reel constructed and assembled as
said cover for selectively rotating said shaft, said spool
described, when a cast is to be made the member 58 is
manipulated to move the drive shaft 16 forward carry 15 ing member including an outer ring portion, projecting
toward said spoon and having a rim normally encircling
said guide plate and a portion of said spool, hook means
on said rim for selectively engaging said line, means for
ing with it the spooling member to snub the line between
the inside of the cover 9 and the curved surface of the
washer member 108 on the end of the spooling member.
This snubbing is continued through the backward swing
w
selectively axially displacing said spooling member from
20 a position adjacent said spool to a position axially re
of the arm. After start of movement of the arm for
mote from said spool and said guide plate for disengaging
ward, release of the thumb member 58 will release the
said line from said hook means permitting free ‘move
line from its snub and allow the line to pull off of the
ment of the line from the spool, said spooling member
spool as in the position shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. It will
having an inner ring portion projecting toward said guide
be noted the line 11 passes over the ?anged portion 36 25 plate and forming a cylindrical surface terminating in
of the guard plate 34 and also the ?anged portion 42 of
an annular continuous unbroken edge facing Said guide
the spooling member 39. It will also be noted that the
plate, and a dog pivotally mounted on said guide plate
and having a lip portion for selectively engaging said
lip 78 of the cam or dog 77 is engaged against the rim
cylindrical surface and said annular edge, and spring
44 of the spooling member to prevent further retraction
of the spooling member when the cast is being made. 30 means ‘for resiliently urging said lip portion radially of
said cylindrical surface for contacting said annular edge
to retain said spooling member in said displaced posi
tion, whereupon the rotation of said shaft creates a fric
55 Will rotate the spooling member and since the lip 78
tional force between said lip portion and said annular
of the dog 77 is engaging the rim 44 of the spooling
for frictionally pivoting said lip portion out of en
member by friction, rotation of the ‘spooling member will 35 edge
gagement
with said annular edge causing said resilient
rock the dog 77 and release the lip ‘from the rim 44 per
means to return said spooling member to said position
mitting the spooling member to move axially toward the
adjacent said spool.
spool 21, the lip moving inside of the ?anged portion
2. The spinning reel of claim 1 wherein said cylin
43 of the spooling member to the position shown in 40 drical surface faces toward said shaft.
FIGS. 3 and 4, and when in this position the line will
again be picked up by the hooks 86 of the notches 85
References Cited in the ?le of this patent
in response to further rotation of the crank and spooling
UNITED STATES PATENTS
This position allows free spooling of the line for casting.
When it is desired to retrieve the line, turning of the crank
member 39 as illustrated in FIG. 2 and cause the line to
be rewound upon the spool by continuing operation of 45
2,584,020
the crank.
It is to be understood that while I have illustrated
2,613,468
Hand _______________ __ Oct. 14, 1952
2,644,647
Denison et al. ________ __ July 7, 1953
2,862,679
3,020,666
Denison et al. _________ __ Dec. 2, 1958
Hull ________________ __ Feb. 13, 1962
1,110,429
France ______________ __ Oct. 12, 1955
and described one form of my invention it is not to be
limited to the speci?c form or arrangement of parts
herein described and shown except insofar as such limi 50
tations are included in the claims.
M.
Humphreys __________ __ Jan. 29, 1952
FOREIGN PATENTS